For housing near James Madison University, could a dependent student's parents moving to Virginia change JMU tuition residency?

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Actual domicile review and the student's dependency facts control. Source as of: 2026-10-16 Use cited page body and explicit policy period. A page update date does not extend an expired rate or deadline. Confirm current requirements and the actual student, employee, household or property circumstances with the cited authority. No property inventory or named professional is assigned by this answer.

JMU says dependent students may qualify if their parents move to Virginia and establish domicile for one full year. This is conditional, not an automatic tuition change on the family's purchase or lease date.

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JMU says dependent students may qualify if their parents move to Virginia and establish domicile for one full year. This is conditional, not an automatic tuition change on the family's purchase or lease date.

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Actual domicile review and the student's dependency facts control.

Source as of: 2026-10-16

Use cited page body and explicit policy period. A page update date does not extend an expired rate or deadline.

Confirm current requirements and the actual student, employee, household or property circumstances with the cited authority. No property inventory or named professional is assigned by this answer.

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